Should we be using winter tyres in the UK?

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Originally Posted by janneppi

It's been pretty slippery here this winter, i'm glad I run studded tyres. And even with them i might get wheelspin on third gear doing 60kph. ( it takes a bit of effort on the throttle though :) )
It's bad for trucks and busses. Two weeks ago i was driving to Lahti and a oncoming semi/combination (täysperävaunu for the finns) began snaking as it tried to brake into a junction in a downhill. It wasn't fun to see the back trailer in my lane, fortunately there was enough distance and the driver managed to keep most of the vehicle in his lane.

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Janneppi, I can imagine he was sweating and shaking. Having a trailer walking out from behind the tractor is VERY unnerving. Clean the shorts out unnerving....

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

Janneppi, I can imagine he was sweating and shaking. Having a trailer walking out from behind the tractor is VERY unnerving. Clean the shorts out unnerving....

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Not as unnerving as being right next to said truck :uhoh:

Looking out the window, yesterday's switch to winter tyres wasn't that bad an idea. Snow is flying horizontally across the yard. :)

Good idea then! In the UK we wouldn't normally expect to see snow until well into December, more likely January. Last year was unusual in that we got plenty before Christmas.

I know winter tyres aren't just for snow - before Daniel starts :p

Summer tires are still mounted on my POS. Forecast temp for today is 19 deg. C :) . I'll swap to winters only when there is the first hint of snow in the forecast, and that doesn't seem to be any time soon.

Pretty warm here of late, just starting to get cool now. I think it'll be November before I put the winter tyres back on the Fiat and buy a set for the Subaru.

Yep, temps still hovering around the 13C mark. I remember you saying they had to be consistently below 7C before they are effective.

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Originally Posted by schmenke

Summer tires are still mounted on my POS. Forecast temp for today is 19 deg. C :) . I'll swap to winters only when there is the first hint of snow in the forecast, and that doesn't seem to be any time soon.

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The magpie I saw today must have been domestic then.

"O to O" (Oktober to Oster) is the unofficial Winter tyre season in Germany.
I'll be changing soon I guess, as soon as it gets a bit colder :)

Hey Donks, what are the risks in driving on summer ti(y)res in cold, e.g. < 0 deg. C, weather if there is no snow?